Scenes of London Life. Snack Instead of Dinner

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18255, 25 November 1933, Page 10

Scenes of London Life. Snack Instead of Dinner

LONDON, October 12. THERE is a growing feeling against . rushing through -dinner before going to an evening entertainme.nl, for’if is felt that one cannot do just ice to a good dinner if. it is eaten in haste, in the case of theatres, late supper after -the play frequently takes the place of dinner beforehand. London hostesses often invite their guests merely to a cocktail and snack before the' piny-, and* tjien provide a substan* tial meal at 11 .80.

The promoters of a forthcoming ball, in aid ol':one of flic-London hospitals, have had this in mind, and, on their arrival at 0.30, guests wi.il And ihe snack bar standing in the middle of the floor, laden with drinks and substantial, “stand-by” foods for early arrivals who have presumably conii' to the dance unfed. Bv 10.30 the bar will lie wheeled away, leaving no sign of its existence to those whs* come later.

The promoters of the' Venetian ha' masque, in aid of the Ex-Service Welfare Society, held at .Gro'svcnor House,

gave-some attention to the question ol: providing girl dancers with partners, as there has been a decided shortage of men at-some recent balls. To guard against this disaster, the organisers decided to form a committee of men whose task it was to induce their male friends to attend the ball. This ball, which was preceded by dinner, was one of the most brilliant ot thei season. The dinner consisted of Venetian dishes, and there was a cabaret in the form of tableaux depict-ing-scenes from the history of Venice. The imask .rule was strictly enforced, adding to the gaiety of the occasion. Fashion Changes.

Some objections are beginning to creep into the extraordinary long list of fashion changes because it is said that skin-tight frocks with trains, pull’s, nlehings, and puckcrings and voluminous cloaks make dancing impossible arid walking uncomfortable. High necks by day and no bricks by night are expected to cause pneumonia. Everything is so Edwardian that it is predicted that, women will again be wallflowers or stay at homo playing dominoes in hustled,* heavily-trimmed gowns, and the revived stuit'y colors. New fashions, they say, will make women look older, clumsier, and out of their element, and that overladen with encumbrances to which they are not iiccusto.me.l, femininity will be carried too far with' such quantities ot foaming frillies and overfull pleats.